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Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
Sharon L. Lechter, Napoleon Hill, Mark Victor Hansen, Michael Bernard Beckwith
3.93 AVERAGE
111 reviews for:
Outwitting the Devil: The Secret to Freedom and Success
Sharon L. Lechter, Napoleon Hill, Mark Victor Hansen, Michael Bernard Beckwith
3.93 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Very interesting conversations, and way to think. Helpful in knowing how to be aware and keep becoming successful.
informative
slow-paced
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Not my cup of tea but maybe for young people looking for inspiration
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
It's the first book ever I can't carry on reading because of how ridiculous is written and supported by a self delusional commentator. Although the comment try to use a position of neutrality they expose at the same time a deeply captivated author in the believe that Hill actually spoke with a devil, and even supporting the idea that his book was delayed by the devil. It was delayed because is rubbish not because of the devil. Yes, it does have some good advices in the book but most of them can be found in Napoleon hills original book without such a ridiculous conversation that most of the times distract from the idea instead of focusing on it. I read around 70% the book before getting fed up with such B.S. The only reason I won't give it 1 star is because under all the that crap there are some good ideas, but there are thousands other books who know how to share and explain them better.
There is some REALLY good stuff in here. It was very eye opening and thought inducing. I understand that there’s power in repetition and the author was trying to make a point with it but it got kind of annoying. Other than that…very good!
“ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴍɪꜱꜰɪʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜰᴀɪʟ ʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇꜱ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴇꜱ. ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅꜱ.”
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴇᴅꜱ.”
“ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴍᴀʏ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ.”
“ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇꜱᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜱᴏᴍᴇᴛɪᴍᴇꜱ ᴍɪꜱꜰɪʀᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴ ᴡʜᴏ ᴍᴏᴠᴇꜱ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ʀᴇᴄᴏɢɴɪᴢᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ ʙᴇᴛᴡᴇᴇɴ ᴛᴇᴍᴘᴏʀᴀʀʏ ᴅᴇꜰᴇᴀᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ꜰᴀɪʟᴜʀᴇ. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘʟᴀɴꜱ ꜰᴀɪʟ ʜᴇ ꜱᴜʙꜱᴛɪᴛᴜᴛᴇꜱ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀꜱ ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴅᴏᴇꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇ. ʜᴇ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴇᴠᴇʀᴇꜱ. ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴜᴀʟʟʏ ʜᴇ ꜰɪɴᴅꜱ ᴀ ᴘʟᴀɴ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇᴇᴅꜱ.”
“ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴏꜰ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇᴇᴅꜱ.”
“ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪꜱ ᴀ ꜱᴏʟᴜᴛɪᴏɴ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ʟᴇɢɪᴛɪᴍᴀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ, ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ʜᴏᴡ ᴅɪꜰꜰɪᴄᴜʟᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏʙʟᴇᴍ ᴍᴀʏ ꜱᴇᴇᴍ.”
Not much new information was shared (after all, this is 1938 manuscript published in 2011) but it was interesting to see how world still has the same problems and I'm intrigued by the solutions Hill offered. Also, I just love prosaic style of old school books, they're so proper and dramatic.
medium-paced
Not impressed.
I'd say this is an extremely religious book, but in some ways it seems to attack modern religion. So let's say it's a very metaphysical book. Napoleon Hill talks about how he turned his life around, following a detailed set of mysterious instructions that flew into his brain one by one, as if his body was controlled by someone else. Although he never could have guessed how following those instructions would work out, he did.
Then most of the book consists of an interview with the devil. Is it just a narrative tactic designed to make it more interesting, ala the Screwtape Letters? Or did he believe that he REALLY had a conversation with the devil? Hard to say. But it's clear this is not typical Christianity. Despite having an interview, the devil seems to be less of a specific entity and more just a force of chaos and entropy.
This book largely seems to be about the Law of Attraction, disappointingly.
The one good takeaway is about avoiding "drifting" in life by having "definite purpose". Certainly there is value in focusing every day on a positive goal. Focus your thoughts that way and you are more likely to take actions to help you reach it. That all is well and good. But I don't think you need to read the book to learn that lesson.
This book is such an oddball that it's no wonder his family was embarrassed to release it until long after his death.
I don't feel there's a lot of benefit from the editorialization. These audio footnotes usually just repeat lines the author just said a moment ago, or try to convince us to read the speaker's other book.
On the whole, although Law of Attraction fans will likely gobble this up, for the rest of us I do not recommend it. I feel that there are many more worthwhile books.
I'd say this is an extremely religious book, but in some ways it seems to attack modern religion. So let's say it's a very metaphysical book. Napoleon Hill talks about how he turned his life around, following a detailed set of mysterious instructions that flew into his brain one by one, as if his body was controlled by someone else. Although he never could have guessed how following those instructions would work out, he did.
Then most of the book consists of an interview with the devil. Is it just a narrative tactic designed to make it more interesting, ala the Screwtape Letters? Or did he believe that he REALLY had a conversation with the devil? Hard to say. But it's clear this is not typical Christianity. Despite having an interview, the devil seems to be less of a specific entity and more just a force of chaos and entropy.
This book largely seems to be about the Law of Attraction, disappointingly.
The one good takeaway is about avoiding "drifting" in life by having "definite purpose". Certainly there is value in focusing every day on a positive goal. Focus your thoughts that way and you are more likely to take actions to help you reach it. That all is well and good. But I don't think you need to read the book to learn that lesson.
This book is such an oddball that it's no wonder his family was embarrassed to release it until long after his death.
I don't feel there's a lot of benefit from the editorialization. These audio footnotes usually just repeat lines the author just said a moment ago, or try to convince us to read the speaker's other book.
On the whole, although Law of Attraction fans will likely gobble this up, for the rest of us I do not recommend it. I feel that there are many more worthwhile books.